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DR. GLYN T. GOWING
2024
https://www.letu.edu/academics/arts-and-sciences/story-
cybersecurity-glyn-gowing.html
Dr. Glyn T. Gowing (2024) states
The FBI describes the impact and losses from cybercrime as “staggering,” with over $1 billion in losses in 2016 alone. Cybercrime is a growing problem that needs to be addressed.
Perpetrators behind these crimes range from individuals looking for easy profit all the way to hostile nation-states and terrorist organizations.
With the prevalence of computerized business systems in stores, banks and government offices, this increase in computer-related crime raises concerns for privacy and safety.
Modern smart phones are more powerful than the computers that put men on the Moon. The smartphone is connected to the Internet along with businesses, banks, government offices, charities, churches and educational institutions. People want the convenience of being able to access their data in near real time, but that convenience comes with risks
—those same networks that allow for convenient legitimate
access also allow criminals ready access to those same resources.
Cybersecurity is a growing field, with an estimated 28% job growth anticipated from 2016 to 2026 for information security analysts and demand expected to remain “very high,” according to 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics. New cybersecurity programs are designed to meet this need by educating students to be prepared to take on the challenges faced in the modern, networked world.
LeTourneau University offers a needed approach to cybersecurity by combining solid academics and skills with Christian ethics to prepare students to use their newly-gained
skills while considering eternity.
Cybersecurity professionals have and use many of the same skills as cybercriminals, but instead use these skills to secure systems and protect data, instead of committing crimes. These valued professionals prevent and respond to crimes. In Psalm 19:7-10 we see that “The Law of the LORD is
perfect” and that “The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.”
LeTourneau’s emphasis on integrating faith into “Every workplace, every nation” is critical in preparing cybersecurity professionals for the field.
The growing prevalence of cybercrime is the evidence of what happens when people without a godly world-view acquire certain technical skills. We need people with solid Christian ethics involved in these fields to use these potentially dangerous skills to pursue a higher calling, one in which they embody the exhortation in First Corinthians 10:31,
“Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
Someone who takes Jesus’ words of “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31) and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:31) as guiding principles for life would be less likely to abuse these skills for personal gain.
As with any position of trust, such as cyber security, police, physicians, teachers, etc., it is important to be able to trust the person’s moral and ethical foundation. A strong Christian faith with a consistent walk with Christ provides that foundation. It is evident in how that person lives, which, in turn, engenders trust and confidence in that person’s motivations and resolve to act in an ethical manner.
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“Do not steal” is one of God’s Commandments to His people. As Christian cybersecurity professionals, not only do we not steal—even though we have the tools with which to do so—
we also prevent theft by protecting information systems. We find the vulnerabilities in those systems and then correct them before criminals find the vulnerabilities and exploit them.